The grey background you see is actually the background of your image. You’ve set the Category Carousel background to white, and since your page background is also white, it’s not visible. Try selecting a different color for the carousel background and check how it looks.
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This option applies to the background of the categories container, not the image background. If you select a different color, it will change the background of the category container.